20:30 Ludlow

Tuesday 9 May 2023

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Music After Racing On Sunday Mares' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Conditionals & Amateurs) (Div 2)

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 3m 41.7s

Chatty Chich

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁵⁾| T: D Skelton

15/2

Presenting mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/very smart chaser Le Milos and 2¼m bumper winner/useful hurdler Kid Commando. Would very much enter the reckoning if the betting vibes are strong.

Form:

Hard As Nails¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien

7/1

Third on Warwick debut in November and not disgraced in a Huntingdon listed a month later. Respected back from a break.

Form: 35-

Hedera Park¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Hamer

12/1

Fair form when twice reaching the frame for Oliver Signy at the end of 2022. Reappears for a new stable.

Form: 834-

Might Do Emery³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss Jess Stewart⁽⁷⁾| T: S-J Davies

150/1

Unplaced sole start in point bumpers and likely outsider on Rules debut.

Form: 5-

Moon Lady⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Luca Morgan| T: N J Henderson

11/1

13/2, eighth of 16 on Huntingdon debut (good to soft) in February. In top hands and a potential improver on second start.

Form: 8-

After Many Days

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁷⁾| T: H D Daly

8/1

Getaway filly. Closely related to temperamental/smart chaser Fortescue, and half-sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdler Blenkinsop. Bred for longer trips but still worth a betting check.

Form:

Mary¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Daire James McConville⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams

11/10

Yeats filly who has shown plenty of promise when placed at Warwick and Cheltenham this spring. Sets the standard for the rest to aim at.

Form: 23-

Milan Cyclone¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr James Jeavons⁽⁷⁾| T: T H Weston

40/1

66/1, down the field on her Cheltenham debut last month, with the reopposing Mary well ahead in third.

Form: R0-

Pearl's Legacy⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: B Eckley

100/1

16/1, seventh of 10 in bumper at Chepstow (soft) on debut 47 days ago.

Form: 7-

Tour Ovalie⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

13/2

150/1, but showed promise amidst inexperience when fourth of 19 on Newbury debut (soft) 45 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 4-

Non-Runners

Call Her Clever

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: D Pipe J: Philip Armson

Marmalade Time¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: Mrs M Rowley J: Murray Dodd

Forecasts

Mary (11/10), Tour Ovalie (13/2), Hard As Nails (7/1), Chatty Chich (15/2), After Many Days (8/1), Moon Lady (11/1), Hedera Park (12/1), Marmalade Time (25/1), Call Her Clever (25/1), Milan Cyclone (40/1), Pearl's Legacy (100/1), Might Do Emery (150/1)

MARY has achieved enough in her 2 outings this spring to think she can win a race of this nature and is the one to beat. Tour Ovalie shaped quite well in a big-field event at Newbury on debut and should have more to offer so she's second choice ahead of Fergal O'Brien's Hard As Nails. Chatty Chich is a newcomer to monitor in the betting.